11 p.m. (midnight if school vacation, not prior to a schoolday, or not attending school) to 6 a.m. in restaurants, recreational, amusement and theater establishments.
10 p.m. (11 p.m. if school vacation, not prior to a school day, or not attending school; midnight in a supermarket of 3,500 square feet or more when no school the next day) to 6 a.m. in manufacturing, mechanical and retail establishments.
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in hairdressing, bowling alley, pool hall, or photograhy gallery establishments.

8-30 during schoolweek (40 with written parental permission)-6, except if not enrolled in school.
9-30 (48 with written parental permission) during non-school weeks. Applies only to minors enrolled in school

7 p.m. (9 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day) to 7 a.m.

10 p.m. (midnight before non-schoolday with written parental permission) to 6 a.m., minors of 16 enrolled in school.

10 p.m. to 6 a.m. before schoolday, minors of 17 (11:30 p.m. with written parental permission or 1 a.m. with written parental permission up to 2 non-consecutive nights per week).

Iowa

8-40 Schoolday/week: 4-28

7 p.m. (9 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day) to 7 a.m.

Kansas

8-40

10 p.m. before schoolday to 7 a.m.

Kentucky

8-40 Schoolday/week: 3 (8 on nonschooldays) -18

6 (8 Saturday and Sunday) 30, if attending school (40 with parental permission and at least a 2.0 school grade point average)

7 p.m. (9 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day) to 7 a.m.

10:30 p.m. (1 a.m. Friday and Saturday) to 6 a.m. when school in session.

Louisiana

8-40-6 Schoolday/week: 3-18

7 p.m. (9 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day) to 7 a.m

Non-graduate (7 p.m.-7 a.m. on any school day, 9 p.m.-7 a.m. on any non-school day)

Non-graduate 16 year old (11 p.m. - 5 a.m. prior to start of school day)

Non-graduate 17 year old (12a.m.-5a.m.) prior to start of any school day.

10-50-6 consecutive days if enrolled in school. schoolday/week: 4-20 except 8 before non-schoolday, last scheduled day of school week, on a day on which school is closed. (28 hours in a week with multiple days of school closure) g

10 p.m. (midnight before schooldays with written permission from both parent and school and before non-schoolday with written parental consent) to 6 a.m., while school is in session. Midnight to 6 a.m. while school is not in session.

a State hours limitations on a schoolday and in a schoolweek usually apply only to those enrolled in school. Several states exempt high school graduates from the hours and/or nightwork or other provisions, or have less restrictive provisions for minors participating in various school-work programs. Separate nightwork standards in messenger service and street trades are common, but are not displayed in table. Some states have exceptions or special conditions for minors engaged in specific employments, such as street trades, recreation and entertainment, and jobs in establishments offering alcoholic beverages for sale.

b Students of 14 and 15 enrolled in approved Work Experience and Career Exploration programs may work during school hours up to 3 hours on a schoolday and 23 hours in a schoolweek.

d More hours are permitted when school is in session less than 5 days.

e Illinois. Eight hours are permitted on both Saturday and Sunday if minor does not work outside school hours more than 6 consecutive days in a week and total hours worked outside school does not exceed 24.

f Illinois. Minors age 14 or older, employed in recreational or educational activities by a park district or municipal parks and recreation department may work up to 3 hours per school day twice a week until 9 p.m., while school is in session, if the number of hours worked does not exceed 24 a week. Work is permitted until 10 p.m. during summer vacation.

g Maine. Minors under age 18 enrolled in school may work up to 50 hours during any week that school is in session less than 3 days or during the first or last week of the school calendar, regardless of how many days school is in session for the week.

h Wisconsin has no limit during non-school week on daily hours or nightwork for 16-and 17-year-olds. However, they must be paid time and one-half for work in excess of 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week, which ever is greater. Also, 8 hours rest is required between end of work and start of work the next day, and any work between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. must be directly supervised by an adult.

Prepared By:

Office of Performance, Budget, and Departmental Liaison
Wage and Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor.